About Lakarta

Lakarta is a consultancy company which specializes in payments and payment cards. With our extensive knowledge of banks and payments processes, retailers, service providers and consumers, we facilitate the implementation of loyalty and payment card issuing projects. We have accumulated vast experience while working with the largest banks in the Baltic States, their partners, point of sales terminal providers, retailers and international payments processing companies VISA Europe and MasterCard Worldwide. We have assembled a team of highly qualified specialists which has implemented payment card projects not only is Lithuania, but in Latvia, Estonia and Russia.

Today in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Russia there are thousands of loyalty and payment cards which have been issued with the cooperation of Lakarta. The products which we assisted in issuing and certificating are used everyday in operations amounting to millions of litas - we are happy that we could ensure that they have all worked smoothly and efficiently. All this has been achieved since 2010 when the private liability company Lakarta was established.

The Lakarta team consists of experts which have an extensive knowledge of bank system processes, payment products, business analytics, payments cards systems and integration analytics along with project management areas. In using Lakarta's services you can be sure that the best specialists from the relevant areas are working in your best interests.

We are proud of our exceptional clientele, among which are banks and companies such as SEB bankas, Swedbank, DNB Bankas, Lukoil Baltija, First Data Lietuva, Point and others.

Why is it worth choosing Lakarta?

Save time and avoid worries

In entrusting your project to Lakarta you won’t need to worry about the projects everyday management – all this will be done by experienced professionals – Lakarta’s project managers who will manage the whole project from A to Z. You will then be able to dedicate your time to other important tasks which require your urgent attention.

Get the experts that you need

While implementing payment card issuing or service projects it is essential to have a team with the necessary skills. To obtain this only with internal company resources can be very hard and sometimes even impossible. In handing over the project management to us, you will receive a team with the best specialists from the required areas.

Experienced project managers

We have gained tremendous experience while implementing payment cards issuing and service projects. We manage local and international projects which involve numerous partners. We know how to manage projects that need to be done on time, within a set budget and ensure that all products are of appropriate quality.

The best solution

We are not dependent on any software or hardware developer. We choose the solutions which suits every client’s needs best.

Involvement according to your needs

Depending on your individual needs we can manage the whole project or participate in only one of the stages: project initiation, planning, execution, ending. If you have already formed a project team we can facilitate the making of the right decisions by providing consultations.

Services

Payment cards project management

Each payment card project requires a lot of concentration and resources: a project team needs to be brought together which has the appropriate skills, time to manage the project, work together and search for solutions with partners as well as solve technical issues.

Therefore, with an deep understanding of all of this we are able to offer you our services. Our experts have obtained extensive project management experience and will take all the worries from you and will manage your projects finish dates and quality.

Card issuing

If your bank or payment institutions are creating new credit, debit or online payments card, we can facilitate the process by taking control of your project or by taking care of some part of it, for instance, coordinating the part of the project which involves the gathering of card issuing partners to find a unifying solution.

For large international banks we have facilitated the issuing of debit and credit cards, some of which required coordination between five card partners-retailers, and implementing a project in which 17 different companies took part.

Card service

We consult banks and payments institutions on the implementation of new payment cards servicing solutions and we also implement new types of ATMs. The same as in payment card issuing, we can manage the whole project or some part of it.

Cards, POS terminals and ATM certifications

In order to issue new payments card, implement payment cards servicing solution for business clients or implementing a new type of ATM, it is necessary that they are certified. We will facilitate the certification of:

Consultancies

We have obtained more than 15 years’ experience in payments cards, payment card systems, banking business and banking processes areas. We can assist you in making the right decisions via our professional consultations and lead you through the process of implementing payment card projects in your institutions.

Payment cards project management

Each project, whether payment card or loyalty card or both, requires
a lot of concentration of resources: a project team need to be brought together which has the required skills and time to manage the project, interact with partners and search for solutions as well as solve technical issues and take hard decisions. For business it is not always effective to have a permanent payment card specialists team.

Therefore, with an deep understanding of all of this we are able to offer you our services. Our experts have obtained extensive project management experience and will take all the worries from you and will manage your projects finish dates and quality.

Payment cards issuing and acquiring

If you are releasing new payment card (by yourself or in cooperation with a bank) or if you are creating a loyalty card, we can help you. We will make sure that your new card is integrated with your internal IT systems and that the required data about a purchase is appropriately transmitted to your database. We know how to make your new card according to your needs, and your clients could pay conveniently and easily.

We will also help you to choose and to install your payment cards acceptance terminals as well. We are not dependent on any service provider, therefore we will suggest technologies which suits your needs best.

Mobile payments

If you are considering implementing mobile payments solutions or another modern payments solutions, contact us. We have a wide knowledge of all the various details of payment processes, bank requirements and we have good connections with bank service providers, thus we will be able to make sure that a modern payment solution will work perfectly for you and your company’s clients. We are ready to manage even the most difficult mobile payment projects and integrate systems.

Consultancies

Lakarta unites the best payment card specialists. If you are implementing your payment cards project yourself, we can provide professional consultations which will help you to make the right decisions.

Lakarta works with all POS (Point of Sales) providers working in Lithuania and also with POS providers in other countries.
For these companies we facilitate certificate payment cards servicing terminals. During our time working in this sector we have certificated
tens of new payment cards servicing solutions in Lithuania as well as in Latvia and Estonia.
We have a long-term connection with Visa and MasterCard.

Lakarta will facilitate you to certificate with international organizations Visa and MasterCard:

Stand alone and integrated payment card readers

ATMs

Clients & Partners

Career

In implementing projects for the biggest international banks, retailers, ATM, POS terminals providers, we constantly communicate with experienced project managers, business systems analysts and electronic payment specialists. If you have long term experience with payment cards, electronic payments, banking and project management areas and you are interested in job at Lakarta, contact us outlining your ability to contribute your expertise to our projects’ implementation.

Contact us

Are you considering issuing a new payment card? Would you like to increase your payment cards acceptance abilities?
Would you like to certificate, payment cards, ATMs, POS terminals? For these and other questions contact us with
this form.